AYREON - LP Version Of New Album And Elected EP Up For Grabs Via SPV
May 28, 2008, 16 years ago
AYREON's webmaster has issued the following announcement:
"If you've not yet got your copy of the new Ayreon album 01011001 vinyl edition or the Elected EP, here's your chance to win a free one in the Ayreon essay contest.In an email of 200 words or less, tell us why Ayreon is special to you. Send your essays to freeman@spvmarketing.com.
The SPV/InsideOut staff will go through your responses and select the 5 best essays. These five grand prize winners will receive a copy of the limited edition 01011001 3-LP Vinyl Set.
Five runners up will receive a copy of the Limited Edition EP that Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen recorded with the man behind EdGuy and Avantasia, Tobias Sammet. This EP was only released in Europe, and it features a cover of the Alice Cooper classic 'Elected' performed by Both Arjen and Tobias, as well as previously unreleased material from the 01011001 recording sessions.
Make sure to include all of your contact information, so if we choose you as a winner, we can send you your prize!
Deadline for submissions: June 30th, 2008."
As previously reported, despite 01011001 being released only a few short months ago, mastermind Arjen Lucassen has returned to the studio and is recording ideas for his next project. He has issued the following update:
"I'm very inspired and have already recorded three long instrumental songs — almost 30 minutes of material! The music I've recorded so far has some similarities to Ayreon, maybe a bit closer to Dream Sequencer than to Flight Of The Migrator. But there are enough differences even at this early stage to tell me that it won't be an Ayreon album. Contrary to Ayreon I'll try to work with just one singer this time. I have no idea yet who that will be (though there are plenty of options, including myself).Nor do I know what the concept will be — or if there will even be a concept at all! I'm definitely not consciously trying to be different or re-invent the wheel with this one, but a definite style is gradually taking shape and it feels good!"
Arjen
